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July 2001 News
Posted by Ric 7/31/01
This is the final day of voting in our July MTU Opinion Poll. Look
for a new question tomorrow.
Also look for some information about Mount Union's annual Pigskin Preview here later this week. Less than two weeks till practice begins!
Posted by Ric 7/28/01
The official OAC website has posted a small preview of the 2001 football season. You can read it here.
They have also announced that the 2001 OAC Football Media Day is scheduled for Tuesday, August 7th at the Cleveland South Hilton. It is there that the coaches and media will vote on how they think things will go in the conference this season.
Posted by Ric 7/26/01
D3football.com has posted its Division III Preseason All-American Team. Two Purple Raiders made the squad. Senior running back Chuck Moore was named to the first-team offense, while junior cornerback Chris Kern was named to the first-team defense. You can see the entire team here.
Posted by Ric 7/25/01
With one week left in July, our monthly MTU Opinion Poll shows that over
60% of those voting have the best memories of last season's last-second Mount Union Stagg
Bowl victory, over the previous four Stagg Bowls. There's still time for you to cast
your vote.
Posted by Ric 7/19/01
Lindy's 2001 National College Football Preview is now
available at newsstands. The magazine predicts Mount Union to be National Champions
of Division III football once again this year.
The magazine says the Purple Raiders "will not be joining the Big Ten any time soon ... but perhaps they could."
Linfield is picked second by the publication, followed by Hardin-Simmons, Western Maryland, Washington & Jefferson, Trinity, Bridgewater, Widener, St. Norbert and Wis-Stout.
They also tab OAC rivals Ohio Northern 20th and John Carroll 24th. Purple Raiders running back Chuck Moore was named to their All-American first-team, while center Ed Malone was named to the All-American second-team.
Posted by Ric 7/17/01
We're half way through the month now and so far our July MTU Opinion Poll
tells us that most of you have the fondest memories of last year's Stagg Bowl. Well
I can't argue with that, it sure was a nail-bitter! Voting runs for two more weeks
so lets hear what you think.
Posted by Ric 7/11/01
Mount Union has announced the names of three more high school seniors that will attend the
college and play football this fall. We've added them to our 2001 Recruiting
Class page. We now have a total of 76 names on that list. You can
read it here.
Posted by Ric 7/9/01
We've added another three names to our 2001 Recruiting Class page and now
have 73 new Purple Raiders listed. You can read the entire list here.
Posted by Ric 7/5/01
We've added three more names to our 2001 Recruiting Class page, including
a Canton Central Catholic High School product and another member from the Alliance High
School football team, making the total now 70 new Purple Raiders we have listed. You
can read the entire list here.
Posted by Ric 7/4/01
Street & Smith's 2001 College Football Preview has
hit the newsstands. They pick a new champion in Division III and the reemergence of
an old friend to the playoff scene.
Hardin-Simmons, with 16 returning starters, are picked number one by the magazine, followed by Rowan, also with 16 returning starters from last year's squad.
Mount Union is slated third, followed by Washington & Jefferson, Pacific Lutheran, Western Maryland, Trinity, Bridgewater, Widener and St. John's, to round out their top ten. On Mount Union, the magazine says, in part:
"The dynasty that has been put together at Mount Union is as impressive as any in the history of college football. The Purple Raiders have won five national titles since 1993. They have won 68 of their last 69 games and nine straight Ohio Athletic Conference crowns."
They also tab OAC rivals John Carroll 13th and Ohio Northern 18th. Purple Raiders running back Chuck Moore was named to their All-American Team.
Posted by Ric 7/2/01
Mount Union has released the name of another high school senior that will attend the
college and play football this fall. You can see the full list of recruits announced
by the Purple Raiders by visiting our 2001 Recruiting Class page here.
Posted by Ric 7/1/01
Our June MTU Opinion Poll finished with a very close outcome.
Washington & Jefferson topped the poll with 28% of the vote, receiving one more vote
than Wooster (27%) and five more votes than Wittenberg (25%).
Our July question asks, "Looking back, which Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl would you say was your favorite?"
Of course, all the Stagg Bowls bring great memories. But my personal favorite would have to be the 32-point victory over Rowan in 1996. It had been three years since we first made the trip to Salem, Virginia and who knew if we'd ever go back? How remarkable were the halftime adjustments in that contest? The Purple Raiders trailed 24-21 at the intermission and stopping the Rowan running game seemed an impossible task. But the total dominance we saw, both offensively and defensively, in the third and fourth quarters of that Stagg Bowl, is something I will never forget. We've seen dominance many times by the Mount Union football teams over the years, and the Purple Raiders have become famous for its halftime adjustments. But never can I recall the two being mixed together in one afternoon as was the case on that pleasant December day in 1996 when Mount Union College won its second football national title!